Play in the Streets! on Sunday Sept. 22

Streets Alive! is an outdoor movement festival celebrated in cities across America and the world that cordons off a section of a city to let people literally play in the streets.

Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln brought the Streets Alive! concept to Lincoln starting in 2010 as an annual event. Streets Alive! is a FREE community event that promotes active living and healthy nutrition in a fun and interactive way.

The 2019 Streets Alive! festival has been set for Sunday, September 22, from 1 - 4:30 hosted by the South Salt Creek/Cooper Park neighborhood. DOWNLOAD A ROUTE MAP.

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Streets Alive! is a mobile festival that moves to a new neighborhood every two years. Streets Alive! welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the city each year. The nearly 2 mile traffic free festival route includes parks, walking and biking trails, community gardens, and areas of neighborhood interest. The 2019 Streets Alive! festival will be hosted by the South Salt Creek/Cooper Park neighborhood, just south of downtown. We are partnering with the Lincoln Calling Music Fest and the Lincoln Arts Show downtown events to promote each other's festivals and encourage people to attend all these fun events over the extended weekend, biking walking, or riding the trolley between the events! Watch the video for a taste of what's at Streets Alive! this year!

To leave a further impact on the neighborhoods that host, we collaborate with the host neighborhood residents, schools, businesses, faith communities and organizations to identify a community project or program to implement in coordination with Streets Alive! (See the Belmont 2017-2018 neighborhood improvement project). If you are interested in being a volunteer at Streets Alive!, we'd love to have you.

Traffic Free, People and Pet FriendlyStreets Alive! encourages people to get off the couch, go outdoors and move up and down a stretch of city blocked off from traffic. Streets Alive! is a child, dog, and wheelchair friendly event. Visitors can bike, skate, walk, stroll, wheel (any kind of human powered traffic), or even dance their way down a route filled with exhibitors and entertainers. Learn About the History of Streets Alive! Festivals.

Exhibitions and FoodStreets Alive! provides an opportunity for Lincolnites of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to access free and useful information. Lincoln Streets Alive! festivals have included 100’s of diverse exhibitors that provide a wide variety health, wellness, fitness, support, care, and other information in an interactive and engaging way that has included games, contests, and giveaways. You'll also find tasty and healthy food and fresh produce.

EntertainmentYou won't need to play games on your smart phone to be amused at Streets Alive! There’s plenty of variety and diversity of great entertainment. Streets Alive! performances have included music, dance, art, magic, theatre, join-in fitness classes and sports demonstrations, and more throughout the festival – something for everyone!

LiveWell ChallengeThe Streets Alive! festival route will be a part of theLiveWell Challenge!Participants can walk, bike, run, or skate their way through the route as a LiveWell Challenge event. Sponsored by the Nebraska Sports Council, the challenge is an event-centric wellness program that tracks and rewards participation in locally owned and organized events.